List of United States men's national soccer team head coaches

The role of the United States men's national soccer team coach was first established in 1916 with the appointment of Thomas Cahill. Forty-one men have occupied this position.

The following tables include various statistics for head coaches of the United States men's national soccer team (featuring matches, wins, losses, ties, goals for, goals against, and goal differential along with goals for average and goals-against average) from the team's inception in 1916 through the October 12, 2024, match against Panama.

The result percentage is based on the formula used by U.S. Soccer in their U.S. Soccer Media Guide, found on page 78. ^[1]

Head coaches

• Category items in bold represent leader based on a minimum of 18 matches

As of March 20, 2025.

All-Time Record: 340–167–268 (W–D–L) – 54.53% (counting draws as 0.5 wins and 0.5 losses)

Coaches	Years	M	Wins	Draws	Losses	Result %	GF	GA	GD	AGF	AGA	World Cup apps	Gold Cup titles	Nations League titles
Mauricio Pochettino [2]	2024–	7	5	0	2	71.43%	13	6	+7	1.00	1.00
Mikey Varas	2024	2	0	1	1	25.00%	2	3	–1	1.00	1.50
Gregg Berhalter [3] [4] [5] [6]	2018–2022, 2023–2024	74	44	13	17	68.24%	144	56	+88	1.95	0.76	2022	2021	2019–20, 2023–24
B. J. Callaghan [7]	2023	7	4	3	0	78.57%	21	4	+17	3.00	0.57			2022–23
Anthony Hudson [8]	2023	5	2	2	1	60.00%	10	4	+6	2.00	1.00
Dave Sarachan [9] [10] [11]	2017–2018	12	3	4	5	41.67%	11	15	–4	0.92	1.25			event not held
Bruce Arena [12] [13] [14] [15]	1998–2006, 2017	148	81	35	32	66.55%	243	111	+132	1.64	0.75	2002, 2006	2002, 2005, 2017
Jürgen Klinsmann [16] [17] [18]	2011–2016	98	55	16	27	64.29%	178	109	+69	1.82	1.11	2014	2013
Bob Bradley [19] [20]	2007–2011	80	43	12	25	61.25%	134	97	+37	1.68	1.23	2010	2007
Steve Sampson [21] [22] [23] [24]	1995–1998	62	26	14	22	53.23%	83	69	+14	1.34	1.11	1998
Bora Milutinović [25] [26] [27]	1991–1995	96	30	31	35	47.40%	116	110	+6	1.21	1.15	1994	1991
John Kowalski [28]	1991	2	1	1	0	75.00%	4	2	+2	2.00	1.00		event not held
Bob Gansler [29] [30]	1982, 1989–1991	37	15	6	16	48.65%	43	41	+2	1.16	1.11	1990
Lothar Osiander	1986–1988	18	4	5	9	36.11%	12	21	–9	0.67	1.17
Alkis Panagoulias [31] [32]	1983–1985	18	6	7	5	52.78%	19	21	–2	1.06	1.17
Walt Chyzowych [33] [34]	1976–1980	32	8	10	14	40.63%	26	50	–24	0.81	1.56
Manfred Schellscheidt	1975	3	0	0	3	0.00%	1	11	–10	0.33	3.67
Al Miller [35]	1975	2	0	0	2	0.00%	0	11	–11	0.00	5.50
Dettmar Cramer [36] [37] [38]	1974	2	0	0	2	0.00%	1	4	–3	0.50	2.00
Gordon Bradley	1973	5	0	0	5	0.00%	1	9	–8	0.20	1.80
Gene Chyzowych	1973	5	3	0	2	60.00%	4	5	–1	0.80	1.80
Max Wosniak	1973	2	0	0	2	0.00%	0	8	–8	0.00	4.00
Bob Kehoe [39]	1971–1972	4	0	1	3	12.50%	6	10	–4	1.50	2.50
Gordon Jago [40]	1969	2	0	0	2	0.00%	0	3	–3	0.00	1.50
Phil Woosnam	1968	9	4	1	4	50.00%	22	22	0	2.44	2.44
George Meyer	1957, 1965	8	1	2	5	25.00%	9	26	–17	1.13	3.25
John Herberger	1964	1	0	0	1	0.00%	0	10	–10	0.00	10.00
Jim Reed	1959–1961	4	0	1	3	12.50%	4	16	–12	1.00	4.00
Jimmy Mills	1956	1	0	0	1	0.00%	1	9	–8	1.00	9.00
Ernő Schwarz	1953–1955	6	2	0	4	33.33%	12	18	–6	2.00	3.00
John Wood	1952	2	0	0	2	0.00%	0	14	–14	0.00	7.00
Bill Jeffrey	1950	3	1	0	2	33.33%	4	8	–4	1.33	2.67	1950
Walter Giesler	1948–1949	8	1	1	6	33.33%	8	44	–36	1.00	5.50
Andrew Brown	1947	2	0	0	2	0.00%	2	10	–8	1.00	5.00
Bill Lloyd	1937	3	0	0	3	0.00%	6	19	–13	2.00	6.33
Elmer Schroeder	1936	1	0	0	1	0.00%	0	1	–1	0.00	1.00
David Gould	1934	2	1	0	1	50.00%	5	9	–4	2.50	4.50	1934
Robert Millar	1930	4	2	0	2	50.00%	10	10	0	2.50	2.50	1930
George Burford	1924, 1928	6	2	1	3	41.67%	10	22	–12	1.67	3.67	event not held
Nat Agar	1925–1926	3	2	0	1	66.67%	12	3	+8	4.00	1.33
Thomas Cahill	1916	2	1	1	0	75.00%	4	3	+1	2.00	1.50

Sources:
USMNT All-Time Scores – SoccerOverThere.com.
USA national football team
United States men's national soccer team results

References

1. "US Men's Soccer Media Guide". US Soccer .
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31. "2 Soccer Officials Ousted". New York Times . June 27, 1985.
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33. "Change of Leadership In the U.S. Federation". New York Times . January 16, 1991.
34. "U. S. World Cup Team Starts Colorado Training Tuesday". New York Times . August 22, 1976.
35. "U.S. Team Heads for Europe". New York Times . March 23, 1975.
36. "Cramer Gets Offer". New York Times . January 13, 1975.
37. "Representative U.S.Team Forming Under Cramer". New York Times . September 1, 1974.
38. "Cramer of Germany Signs a 4-Year Contract to Push Development of Soccer in This Country". New York Times . July 28, 1974.
39. "Kehoe World Cup Coach". New York Times . May 11, 1972.
40. "Jago U.S. Soccer Coach". New York Times . March 7, 1969.